Data from China shows that no new coronavirus variant has been found there, but also that the country under-represents how many people have died in a rapidly spreading COVID-19 outbreak, World Health Organization (WHO) officials said on Wednesday.

China COVID data shows no new variant but under-reports deaths, WHO says

China's factory activity shrank for a second straight month in November, official data showed Wednesday, as large swathes of the country were hit by Covid-19 lockdowns and transport disruptions.

China's factory activity contracts with Covid surge

Sixteen provinces, highly urbanized Cities (HUCs) and Independent Component Cities (ICC)- including Quezon province, have been placed on Alert Level 2 status following the approval of Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) effective until April 30.

16 provinces under Alert Level 2

BEIJING, China – People queued on Monday, December 12, outside fever clinics at China’s hospitals to check if they had COVID-19, a new sign of the rapid spread of symptoms after authorities began dismantling stringent measures against the disease.

‘Please protect yourself’: China wrestles with COVID-19 surge

On the third anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic, the virus is still spreading and the death toll is nearing 7 million worldwide. Yet most people have resumed their normal lives, thanks to a wall of immunity built from infections and vaccines.

Pandemic 3 years later: Has the COVID-19 virus won?

BEIJING, China – Many parts of China are already past their peak of COVID-19 infections, state media reported on Tuesday, January 10, with officials further downplaying the severity of the outbreak despite international concerns about its scale and impact.

China says COVID-19 wave has peaked in many areas

Less than 50 percent of the people in Eastern Visayas eligible for COVID-19 boosters have received their shots because of a huge hesitancy rate, or they see no need for further inoculations.

EV COVID vax is less than 50%

BEIJING—The death toll in the latest Covid-19 surge in China’s capital Beijing has risen incrementally, as feverish clinic patients and an increase in the funeral business point to a widening outbreak after an easing of strict virus containment regulations.

Covid death toll in China’s capital shows further rise

The Covid-19 pandemic has brought about unprecedented challenges, with millions of lives lost and economies in shambles. Vaccines have emerged as a beacon of hope, offering a path to ending the pandemic and returning to some semblance of normalcy. However, the race to develop and distribute vaccines has also created a dilemma: how do we balance safety with speed?

The vaccine dilemma: balancing safety and speed in the race against Covid-19

BEIJING, China - The true scale of Covid-19 infections in China is now "impossible" to track, the country's top health body said Wednesday, as officials warned of a rapid spread in Beijing after the country abruptly dropped its zero-tolerance policy.

China says tracking Covid cases now 'impossible' as infections soar

China;s factory activity contracts with Covid surge

The vaccine dilemma balancing safety and speed in the race against Covid-19

Pandemic 3 years later Has the COVID-19 virus won

Please protect yourself China wrestles with COVID-19 surge

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